Ancient Adventure

When Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling, he employs a Greek mercenary army of 10,000 soldiers. When this army becomes stranded as a result of the unexpected death of Cyrus and then witnesses the treacherous murder of its entire officer corps, despair overtakes them. One man, Xenophon, rallies the Greeks. As he attempts to lead them to freedom across 1,500 miles of hostile territory seething with adversaries, 10,000 men set off on the long way home.

Non-stop action. An enthralling treasure hunting adventure with a tinge of romance. A high-octane thriller full of unexpected twists and turns that will take you on a roller coaster ride of mystery and edge-of-your-seat suspense into the heart of the Amazon jungle, to Paris and harsh, semi-arid plains of south western Spain. When Didier embarks on a quest to recover a priceless artefact, he gets entangled in more than he has bargained for. Meanwhile, the ruthless treasure hunters resolve to go back to the ancient ruins hidden deep in the Amazon jungle with the aim of finding other intact ...

AD 173. The Danube lies frozen. On its banks gather the clans of Sarmatia, their riders winter starved by sickly herds and blighted crops. Petty feuds cast aside and their disparate numbers united in the face of a great enemy. For across the frozen waters stands the mighty Roman Empire, and its Legion marches ever closer.

A sweeping epic spanning two millennia, WF Waldrip's monumental Africa follows two men, the arcs of whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined: Crixus, a Roman legionnaire, and Alexander Laidlaw, a professional hunter in modern Africa. Crixus and his fellow legionnaires of Legio XVI Bestia are tasked with capturing wild animals in the heart of Africa, creatures ultimately destined for slaughter in the Flavium Amphitheater, known today as the Colosseum, for the entertainment of the Roman masses. Crixus' ostensible modern counterpart, Laidlaw, assists clients in hunting African big game. ...

A knight’s armor. A hidden legacy. A battle between history and power. When Chyna Stone is invited to Aquitaine, France, to investigate a medieval knight’s burial, she stumbles upon a discovery that could rewrite European history—an ancient suit of armor inscribed with symbols from an unknown origin and tied to a secret order. But the moment the tomb is opened, strange events begin to unfold. A rival historian insists the armor is a hoax, while others believe it once belonged to a warrior who never should have existed. As competing interests close in, the excavation turns deadly. As ...

454 AD. Northern Italy. Dux Ambrosius Aurelianus has served the Roman Empire with distinction. His bucellarii, a small band of irregular soldiers, have helped to bring a fragile peace to the beleaguered empire in the west. But, with the empire now at peace, his master, Flavius Aetius, decides to chain up his dogs of war. Ambrosius and his men are left to idle away their days in a rural backwater, but Ambrosius’ boredom is brutally swept aside when old rivals seize the opportunity to destroy him.

In Ancient Rome four young slave-gladiators—bred to be the best and nick-named the Wolf Pack—form a forbidden bond with the daughter of their owner. Across the length and breadth of the empire they will find and claim her as their own, letting nothing stand in their way. Ennia is the name her patrician birth assigned her. Cassius is the name her father’s physician gave her when she dressed as a slave boy to train under him. But Accalia, the she-wolf, is the name she gave herself. And it is Accalia who falls in love with not one but four young men society deemed the lowest of the low. ...

Thousands of years ago an orphan boy and his wolf cub companion challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world forever. With the help of the World Spirit, Torak destroys the bear, but his beloved Wolf is lost in the ensuing avalanche.

Iðunn – the fountain of eternal youth or an instrument of death? Iðunn once granted the Norse gods eternal youth and immortality. But she took her secret to the grave long ago. Now, a reckless expedition is following in the footsteps of this myth, summoning great disaster. A mystical storm costs the lives of two expedition members, and the group's leader disappears without a trace. What the sole survivor reports sounds incredible: an archaic warrior of superhuman strength guards Iðunn's grave and will not rest as long as her heritage is in danger. A divine power that would have been ...

The first book in the new Stickman Adventure series!Prepare to step into a world where imagination knows no bounds! In this quirky and captivating adventure, a three year old transforms into a living drawing, launching a journey unlike any other. Meet Koob, a bewildered stickman with a spark of courage - who along with his newfound friend Levon ( a stickman like him), embarks on a thrilling escape toward a mysterious mountain. As they cross this realm filled with clumps of floating eyes and cone-shaped aliens, every twist and turn promises wonder and suspense. Originally penned by this ...

Theodosia Throckmorton is in a fix. Allowed to attend a reception given by one of the directors of her parents museum, she stumbles across Mr. Tetley of the British Museum in most unusual circumstances! Since Theo has last seen him in a showdown in an ancient Egyptian tomb, his reappearance could mean only one thing: the Serpents of Chaos are back.

Karn Korlundsson is a gamer, not a riddle solver. But in order to rescue his best friend, Thianna Frostborn, he will need to travel to the faraway city of Castlebriar (by wyvern), learn how to play a new board game called Charioteers (not a problem), decipher the riddle of the horn, and tangle with mysterious elves.

What's more relaxing than a trip to Easter Island? Giant stone heads, beautiful sunsets, ancient mysteries... and a bloodthirsty cult trying to sacrifice your daughters. For Samantha Moon, the vacation from hell continues in Chile when her quick teleport to show Paxton and Tammy the famous moai statues goes horribly wrong. Abducted by robed fanatics bent on using ancient magic to summon elemental giants, the girls fight for their lives while Sam races to save them—dodging crossbow bolts, tackling cultists, and getting stabbed straight through (but hey, she’s had worse). Together, Sam, ...

The mountain city is dying. Its knowledge turning to stone. Fertune, the last Singer, feels Cinder-Rib's pain. But when the mythical Conduit-Kin, Mistlen, arrives, she reveals a shocking truth: their living mountain is a sentient geo-organism, and its demise threatens not just their city, but the entire planet. Join Fertune and Mistlen as their symbiotic bond unlocks ancient secrets, confronts hidden cults, and re-tunes chaotic planetary forces. Their mission escalates from saving a city to weaving a grand, universal symphony of balance. Fertune & Mistlen: The Songs of The Calcified City is...

Cómo convertirte en nahual: Poderes ancestralesPor Dr. Manuel Kilbourne Un viaje fascinante hacia los secretos olvidados de la transformación espiritual De niño en los bosques de Wisconsin, el Dr. Manuel Kilbourne tuvo un encuentro inexplicable con una criatura que la ciencia moderna niega. Décadas después, este respetado antropólogo revela por primera vez las enseñanzas secretas que recibió en las profundidades de México durante los años 60. "Cómo convertirte en nahual" es un extraordinario testimonio de primera mano que documenta el antiguo arte de la transformación espiritual...

Penn Mitchell vanishes from the NYU campus and shows up three months later on his mother's doorstep with a book screaming to get out of his head. When the FBI discovers the novel discloses top-secret information, they bring Penn in for questioning. The interrogation goes sideways and Penn escapes into a subterranean world he thought was a figment of his imagination, a world where the US government is hiding, and at war with, an ancient race that has existed since the dawn of time.

Now that Cat has discovered his sword’s secret and received the task to collect the Seven Keys, he’s not in a hurry to complete the new quest. Why would he care about the future of the world when he has much more exciting things to do, like claiming his place in the clan, participating in the redistributing of trade influence, and just plain making money? Cat starts building his own trading empire—and ends up getting involved in an all-out economic war. Having gotten the taste of real money, he travels to the Bazaar, the world’s biggest marketplace at the crossroads of trade routes.

a pair of misfit thieves stumble into a long buried tomb during a sand storm and end up freeing a banished god from his place of imprisonment. Free after centuries, the Nameless God seeks vengeance on his fellow gods and the world of Fandril! But even as the Evil spreads, the elder gods return and gather heroes to battle their ancient nemesis for the survival of their world.

Princess Aithlin is the last in a line of powerful women guardians. Even if she can survive her grandmother’s training methods, she’ll need more than her magic to save the kingdom. After the mysterious murder of her father, King Jordain, and the dubious rise of an illegitimate king, Aithlin is forced to enter her kingdom's darkest corridors in search of answers. To return the throne to its rightful heir, she'll need to navigate a labyrinth of secret societies, corrupt guilds, and relentless bounty hunters—and get it all done in ten short days. In a city tangled in deception and self-...

An epic, coming-of-age adventure set in a frozen fantasy land of myths and legends. When Bjorn returned victorious over the invading draugr, he knew that the battle was only just beginning. Twice now, dark forces from the mystic land of Utguard had crossed the mountains, and twice they had been driven back. The third strike would be coming, and he wanted to be ready. Bjorn is only able to unravel a small portion of the mystery, though, when the province of Essetoft blockades the only trade route between the two nations. Fearing an invasion, Bjorn and Astrid leave with a small army, ready to...